Swazi Trails

10/12/2023

During spring cleaning we came across this original poster from 1991. White-water rafting was founded by in 1991, when it operated under the umbrella of . In 1996 it rebranded itself as Swazi Trails and has been ticking over as a foundation stone of the Kingdom’s adventure tourism industry ever since. Darron was still out guiding trips this past week, 33 years later. Memories for him, evoked by this poster, included: a nod to Usutu Pulp Company for their CSR grant that facilitated this business startup (UPC, later became SAPPI, and now Montigny); similar thanks to ; appreciation to for lending us this raft, whilst we awaited our own rafts, and a wonder if Pieter de Ras, the celebrated SA photographer, who took this pic, is still around? Most of the people in this pic were models, who travelled to Eswatini for this shoot - if anyone recognizes them, please shout out to us!

15/10/2023

Our close neighbours (in fact, our landlords) Legends Shared are featured here on Buhle Betfu. You can check out our ‘hood right here. They “share” space with us… we pitch in some adventures for extra spice

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09/10/2023

Great edit from our recent guests

17/07/2023

Adventuring with a Belgian family group tonight. Such great company…

24/06/2023

Summit picnic with students from Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo

02/06/2023

After a long hibernation from marketing… it was good to be out at the recent Tourism Indaba in Durban - to get the wheels moving again.

29/05/2023

Cheers to the MTN Bushfire crew for another top notch event! We can’t wait for 2024…

12/05/2023

To all our friends and followers - come join us for brunch under the trees at Legends SHARED - Saturday 13th #2 Tivakashi Street, Mantenga, Ezulwini - from 09h00 to 12h00

27/03/2023

Sitting here at Legends Shared reading by torchlight round the campfire, we were reminded tonight how lucky we are. This is one of Eswatini’s most developed suburbs, the American Embassy is 800m away, The Gables Mall just 400m… yet we can still hear the sounds of nature so clearly. A troop of baboons are going ape-sh*t nearby, barking non-stop in warning and terror. The prime suspect stirring baboons this close to midnight… would have to be a leopard Whilst the suburb sleeps, Africa is wide awake.

28/02/2023

The second month of the year is already history. What did you do today? What will you do tomorrow? Pic courtesy of Attie, whose group this past weekend definitely did something that won’t be lost in the blur of time

09/02/2023

We seem to be doing more and more on WhatsApp these days and less and less on email. This is the Swazi Trails WhatsApp number 7602 0261 - please feel free to drop us a message or use WhatsApp to make a call. We are open 7 days a week and also try our best to answer messages and calls after hours

21/12/2022

Xmas decor comes already supplied in the lowveld… courtesy of kigelia africana trees

21/12/2022

We’ve really enjoyed being in the slowveld these past 3 days - and when it comes to cutting edge style, food and service - we think this side of the country is now clearly ahead.

17/10/2022

Customized. Whilst “packaging” seems to be the flavor of the month when it comes mass market appeal, we enjoy customizing itineraries to suit exactly what our clients are looking for. It was great to welcome journalist extraordinaire ‘s Angus Begg back to Eswatini after “way too long” and his from the States, Justine & Keith - who travel almost nonstop, like we mere mortals flip through an atlas. 3 nights, 3 days… plenty stops and raw unpackaged interactions. Many thanks to those who made the time to share their stories… we look forward to reading and viewing the translations

12/10/2022

Bats are a very important part of our ecosystems - that we are learning more about them is awesome! Go UNESWA !

05/09/2022

People sometimes ask us: what do we do? One of the things we do, is to do things right: like pulling a collaboration together of experiences and service that just flows smoothly leaving our clients to relax and enjoy. Like this fun meal for 70pax. Within a week of getting the brief and the budget we had a venue, a menu, drinks and a team that delivered service with clockwork precision. Easy? Maybe… but it comes with 30 years of lessons in what works and what doesn’t.

04/09/2022

Adventure Caving - ticked off ✅. Earlier this year we collaborated with our industry colleagues Big Game Parks to offer a prize for the annual BGP Resolution Run. The prize was for the Best Water Table and gave 10 team members an opportunity to explore the massive Gobholo Caves. Just recently the Dixie’s team took up their prize and it was an adventure and a half. To see how this session rolled out across 130 images visit https://bit.ly/CAVING13Aug22

01/09/2022

Going with the flow…

16/08/2022

They did tell us to come with a pop-up banner…

08/08/2022

We spent time hanging out with some engineers in action this past weekend…

02/08/2022

Hanging out… in the Gobholo Caves. Strictly for serious adventurers

23/07/2022

Getting a piggy-back ride home from Uncle Sam’s

21/07/2022

“Walk and talk”… an integral part of our overnight teambuild programs

19/07/2022

Teambuilding retreats don’t get better than this…

29/04/2022

Birdsong instead of roosters, a 50km view instead of a wall fence, hyena and baboon cries instead of taxi hoots and shouting, fresh air instead of acrid smog. It’s good to be away.

27/04/2022

Let’s meet under the Starfruit tree…